Top and windshield fastener



Feb. 13, 1923. 4 0. T. VAN SICKLE.

TOP AND WINDSHIE'LD FASTENER.

FILED MAY 9, I922- Patented Feb. 13, 1923.

UNITED STATES anion rarsnr series.

OSCAR T. van sioKLn, or GARDNERVILLE, NEVADA, lasers-non or ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM D. PARK, or MINDEN', NEVADA.

TOP AND WINDSHIETJID FASTENER.

Application filed May 9, 1922. Serial No. 559,524.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, OSCAR T. VAN Sienna, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gardnerville, in the county of Douglas, State of Nevada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Top and findshield. Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill cnable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in automobile devices, and particularly to devices for use in connection with the Windshields and tops of Ford automobiles.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a device by means of which the windshield of a Ford automobile may be firmly secured to the top, to obviate the use of the straps.

'inother object is to provide a device of this character which is readily separable to permit the top being raised and lowered.

A. further object is to provide a device of this character wherein the top may be as tightly or as loosely connected with the windshield, as desired.

Other objects and advantageswill be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying; drawing.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a side elevation ol :1 portion ol the top and windshield oi an automobile, showing; the invention in position thereon. l igure 2 is av front elevation oi the same. l igure 3 is an enlarged vertical longitudinal sectional View on the line 3-3 oi Figure l.

leterring particularly to thi accompanying drawing, 10 represents the frame of a windshield, of a Ford automobile, which has the stub shafts 1.1 to which is pivotally connected the upper movable portion of the shield. A metal strip 12 has its lower end bent at an obtuse angle, and is formed with an opening 13, which receives the said stub Secured to the front how 15, of the top 16, is a metal plate 17, and pivotally constrip 18 there are vtermed the longitudinal series of regularly spaced openings 21, for

the reception of the longitudinally spaced studs 22 and 23, carried by the upper end of the shorter strip 12. The collar is arranged to embrace the upper end portion of the strip 12, as clearly seen in the drawing, and for this reason, the pin or stud 23 is shorter than the stud 22, this stud 23 being of a length suiiicient to pass intoo-ne of the openings 21, so that its outer end will he in the plane of the outer face of the strip 12. The collar thus slides down incinbracing relation to the lapped ends of the strips 12and' l8, and covers the shorter stud 23, but abuts against the longer stud 22, so that the collar is limited in its downward mOVQHIQDt. By disposing the pins or studs 22 and in different pairsof open ings 21, the connecting; link between the windshield frame I and the top how can be shortened. or lengthened, to suit the desires of the owner, and whereby the top can. be se cured as tightly or as loosely as needed.

With the present structure the windshield and top can be more firmly :ured. together than with the straps now in genoral use.

What is claimed is: I

A top and windshield (,OIIDOPCOS' comprising a top carried member having a series oi opeiiings, a windshield carried member haw ing'a pair of studs one of which is adapted to enter one oi the said openings and the other to extend throughanother opening, and a collar embracing the said members and arranged when engaged with one of the studs to cover the other stud. in testin'iony whereof, I aiiix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses. v OSOA'RT. VAN SICKLE.

\Vitnesses:

HARRY A. lVINKELMAN,

EWA'LD F. VVINKELMANN. 

